The Majority Caucus in Parliament has formally petitioned Speaker Alban Bagbin to urgently reconvene the House to address pressing government matters requiring immediate attention.
This follows the indefinite adjournment of Parliament on November 7, when Speaker Bagbin suspended proceedings due to the absence of a prepared agenda from the Business Committee. The lack of scheduled business left lawmakers without substantive issues to discuss.
The Majority Caucus initially proposed a recall to resolve pressing matters.
However, their failure to appear in the Chamber during the proposed session led to disappointment from Speaker Bagbin, who emphasized that parliamentary proceedings cannot proceed without committee input and an approved agenda.
In a letter dated Friday, November 22, 2024, and signed by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the caucus suggested Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024, as suitable dates for the emergency recall.
The letter also urged Speaker Bagbin to exercise his constitutional mandate under Standing Orders 57(3) and 58(4) to reconvene Parliament and address the outstanding business of the House.
Among others, these businesses include the request for tax exemptions for designated beneficiaries under the One District, One Factory Programme; Ghana Financial Stability Fund, an International Development Association facility of Two Hundred and Fifty Million United States Dollars ($250,000,000) and the consideration of the President’s Nominations for Appointment as Justices of the Supreme Court.Tourism packages
Others are the ratification of the mining lease agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (Represented by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources) and the Ashanti Bauxite Company Limited for the Mining of Bauxite in the Nyinahini Block 2
Area in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region as well as the ratification of the mining lease agreement between the Government of the Republic of Ghana (Represented by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources) and Barari DV Ghana Limited for the Exploitation of Lithium at Essoym in the Central Region.
